Mounting The Bar And Chain - Stihl MS 720 Instruction Manual

Mounting the Bar and Chain

Removing the chain sprocket cover
Unscrew the nuts and take off the
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chain sprocket cover.
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Turn the screw (1)
N
counterclockwise until the
tensioning nut (2) butts against the
left end of the housing slot.
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Mounting the guide bar
Fit the guide bar over the studs (3).
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Engage the peg of the tensioner
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slide in the hole (4).
Fitting the chain
5
WARNING
Wear work gloves to protect your hands
from the sharp cutters.
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Fit chain around the sprocket (5)
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and over the guide bar – cutting
edges on top of bar must point to
bar nose.
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4
Turn the tensioning screw (1)
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clockwise until there is very little
chain sag on the underside of the
bar – and the drive link tangs are
engaged in the bar groove.
Refit the sprocket cover and screw
N
on the nuts only fingertight.
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Saw Chain"
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